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Capture with device control



After a device and the project are set up properly, you can begin capturing clips using device control. You can capture an entire tape or you can mark In and Out points for each clip, and then capture the clip. You can log In and Out points for any number of clips and have Adobe Premiere Pro capture as many as you like in a batch. Adobe Premiere Pro supports FireWire device control on both platforms, but supports serial device control in Windows only.
Note: In Mac OS, you must preview HDV footage on an external TV monitor, or, if the source is a camcorder, on the camcorder viewfinder while shuttling, logging, and capturing. The preview pane in the Capture panel will show the words Previewing On Camera.

Capture an entire tape or portion of a tape

  1. Choose File > Capture.
  2. (Mac OS) If a QuickTime Capture Settings dialog box opens, choose video and audio settings appropriate to your project.

    These settings are preserved for the project, but you set them again for each new project.

  3. In the Capture panel, make sure that the device is online, as indicated above the preview.
  4. Insert a tape into the device. Adobe Premiere Pro prompts you to name the tape. Be sure not to give any two tapes the same name.
    Including a unique number in the name can help you avoid using the same name twice.
  5. In the Setup area of the Logging pane, choose the media type from the Capture menu.
  6. Rewind the tape to its beginning, or to the beginning of the portion you want to capture.
  7. To create a separate file (Windows) or a subclip (Mac OS) for each new scene on the tape, select Scene Detect in the Capture area. Scene Detect is not available for HD or HDV footage.
  8. You can capture frames that extend beyond the In and Out points of each clip. Enter the number of frames in the Handles box in the Capture area.
  9. Click Tape.
  10. To stop capturing at the end of a portion, click the Stop button. Otherwise capturing stops when the tape comes to its end.

Select and capture a clip

  1. Choose File > Capture.
  2. (Mac OS) If a QuickTime Capture Settings dialog box opens, choose video and audio settings appropriate to your project.

    These settings will be preserved for the project, but you may need to set them again for each new project.

  3. In the Capture panel, make sure that the device is online, as indicated above the preview.
  4. Insert a tape into the device. Adobe Premiere Pro prompts you to name the tape. Be sure not to give any two tapes the same name.
  5. In the Setup area of the Logging pane, choose the media type from the Capture menu.
  6. Use the controls in the Capture panel to move to the first frame you want to capture, and click Set In. Then move to the last frame you want to capture, and click Set Out.
    Note: If capturing HDV footage in Mac OS, you must preview on an external TV monitor or camcorder viewfinder while logging. The preview pane in the Capture panel will show the words Previewing On Camera.
  7. If you want to capture frames that extend beyond the In and Out points of each clip, enter the number of frames in the Handles setting of the Capture section.
  8. Click the In/Out button in the Capture area of the Logging pane to capture the clip.